Closed · DOS-BAGHDAD-PD-2024-002 · CFDA 19.021 · Discretionary

Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF)

Federal grant opportunity posted by U.S. Mission to Iraq, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$5K-$35K
Award range
Closed
Status
February 7, 2024
Close date
3
Expected awards

The verdict

Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. Mission to Iraq that offered $5,000 -- $35,000 across 3 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 92 other opportunities from U.S. Mission to Iraq.

$5K-$35K
award range
Closed
application status
3
expected awards
19.021
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) is closed (last close February 7, 2024). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. U.S. Mission to Iraq still indexes 92 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed February 7, 2024

Posted Nov 30 Closes Feb 7

Est. Total Funding

$35,000

Expected Awards

3

Instrument

Grant

Description

The U.S. Mission in Iraq announces an open competition for past participants (“alumni”) of U.S. government-funded and U.S. government-sponsored exchange programs to submit applications to the 2024 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF 2023). We seek proposals from teams of at least two alumni that meet all program eligibility requirements below. Exchange alumni interested in participating in AEIF 2023 should submit proposals to baghdadpdgrants@state.gov by January 31,2024. The U.S. Mission in Iraq will accept public service projects proposed and managed by teams of at least two (2) alumni that support themes such as: · Women entrepreneurship. · Disability rights (Government and private Sectors). · Climate change. · English Language training for youth and marginalized groups. · Youth Capacity Building on Politics and Governance. · Youth Capacity Building on Business and skills development.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · DOS-BAGHDAD-PD-2024-002

Grants.gov marks Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Other (O). This eligibility-code string dominates the U.S. Mission to Iraq book (33 peers, 35% of 93).

Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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Agency Contact

Zahraa A Alssenaid Grants Specialist baghdadpdgrants@state.gov

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What to do next

Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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